Virtua Tennis 2009 Comments by Kristan Reed

Thanks for the review, I'm gonna buy this when the shops are open then. Best tennis game on Wii but still not good enough to get an 8? Mmm still a good number though.

A seven?

/fake shock

I wonder why Nintendo chose to not make the Nunchuck wireless as well. Surely they realized the problem with their own Tennis game.

Pro_Gamer said: "My little sister likes to plays Wii tennis but i don't think many Eurogamers would be interested in stuff like this."

I'm glad you're not in a position to judge what "Eurogamers" should be treated to, then.

Review didnt convince me to trade in Grand slam tennis at all.

hm... don't get it why this WMP is better than GST... GST works absolut fine for me 90% of the time..

I really think these guys should re-review GST, I don't have any of the problems they mention in the original review. 90% of the time I can hit the ball exactly where I want to, the GST review just felt off to me...

/Dull surprise

So this is it? This is the Wii's potential realised? What a shame that our imaginations can be so much better than reality.

Yeah I'm also getting the impression from all the forum chatter I've read on the internet about Grand Slam Tennis that the Eurogamer review isn't really to be trusted.

Listening to the masses vs this review, it seems as though Grand Slam Tennis might actually be the better game - but then with a 100% failure on WM+ reviews prior to this, it's hard to judge whether this one's going to turn out to be largely disagreed with as well.

Hurry up and get this out so the masses can tell me which one's better so I can buy one.

7/10 surely a case of damning with faint praise.

What it boils down to is that until you separate the nunchuk from the wiimote these kind of games are just going to feel really clumsy. Clumsier than playing with a gamepad. I know that the Motion Plus does a good job with the shot types, but what's the point of getting that bit right without the movement part.

Wii Tennis was great back in the day but the improvements made in these new crop of tennis games are not enough to warrant a purchase, in my opinion. We're best off waiting for whenever we get to play tennis games on Natal on the 360.

have u tried playing either of the games with the nunchuk harmonica? i haven't found it to get in the way yet in GST.

or without nunchucks or using a wireless one? ;)
Not sure about this in the review
"Unlike Grand Slam Tennis, WMP in Virtua Tennis 2009 offers a tangible extra layer of precision".

I thought the wmp added some more control over normal waggle in GST.
/opens can of worms

this is confusing!

I really want a new Tennis game and I now have no idea which to buy.

Is there a straight comparison review anywhere?

Spooke - got this last night. its good - but hard. great satisfaction when pulling off shots, but frustrating when you dont. Not sure if its me or the controller!

@Pro_Gamer, yes well done for pointing out that that we can all play Wii Tennis in Wii Sports, but

Does it offer true singles matches?
Does it offer clay courts?
Does it offer to play as real life tennis players?
Does it offer Motion Plus control?
Does it offer Grand Slam and other world venues?
Does it offer online play including online doubles - with a world ranking and level up system?
Does it let you enter tournements or have a world tour/career mode?

I think you'll find that it does none of the above, and that is why Eurogamers and many other tennis fans around the world are interested in games like this. They offer far greater depth to the sport than a Mii party game can, just as Tiger Woods offers so much more over Wii Sports Golf.

Eurogamer says VT is better than GST, IGN say the other way around... confusing times.

Grand slam tennis is no way a 5. its more like a 9. Give it time you wont regret it. its amazing online. Ive owned Top spin, Virtua tennis, all tennis games over the last 5 years, and Grand Slam tennis on the Wii is best and most realistic by far. Take time to learn controls and you will love it

You can't trust the 5/10 this reviewer has given Grand Slam Tennis, it's a lot of fun and the controls do work most of the time, and when they don't it's not necessarily the controller as there are many ways to hit a tennis ball and if you hit it wrong then shots are going to go where you didn't intend them to. It took me several hours before I won my first game on Medium, that's game not match!

If you want a demonstration of just how well the M+ works you only need to go online and play some of the masters out there. There was one player who played a great net play game,he was dead subtle, really placing his drop shots and winners, not going for maximum power, like me, hehe. Oh, he whipped my ass 3 - 0.

In real life tennis isn't a precise button game so with M+, GST is easily the best tennis video game to date bar VT 2009 which I haven't played.

EA definately got it right by not attempting to go for photo-realism allowing them to create some gorgeous visuals that make you just want to pick up the wiimote and play! The crowd noises are excellent, the player animations smooth and realistic & you get to be on the other end of the court to witness John McEnroe's unique left handed serve first hand, the courts look gorgeous, bright & colourful, the umpires all sound great and all the sounds are mixed together perfectly. The game is also full of stuff to do on your own, with friends or online.

There is definately a big learning curve, one which the EG reviewer evidentally couldn't get past. The only negative points are having to use a button for lobs and drops and the lack of a 1 to 1 serving mechanic.

I'd give it an 8/10.

I thought I could trust Eurogamer (been checking out the reviews here for years), but judging by the comments maybe I should rethink my position. Or just remind myself that it's an opinion, and opinions vary wildly from the majority every now and again.

"Haven' bothered reading the review, just looked at the score."

You sir, are not part of the solution.

I recommend GST as the Wii tennis game of choice.
With all the flippin addons we now need to buy I can't afford both ;)

"Thanks to the release of the Wii MotionPlus, tennis games suddenly find themselves the centre of attention "

yeah it's all to do with a remote add on and nothing to do with wimbledon

EG are not the only ones to score GST low. In fact the 2 most positive reviews for it are from Official nintendo, and IGN both who had very early reviews. hmm. I wonder if its coincidental that they were afforded first review and the scores were really high?

Seriously, if you enjoy tennis and can handle the nunchuck & MP then you should check out GST.
I bought it for my daughter but ended up playing it online more than any new game for my PS3 in the last year.
Forget the reviews listen to what people who have bought it are generally saying.

*edit) Now you can consider the 'revised' reviews.

end up not getting VT because my local didn't get any of the VT + WMP bundles in stock. was offered GST but didn't get it because I thought it wasn't supposed to be that good. now I look here and people are saying GST is the better game... hmmm

so I got both , no wait wait there is a method to my madness , I wanted 2x motion plus do- dah's
so got the GST bundle & VT bundle , gonna play both choose which I like best and trade the other copy

anyhow I started with VT and really liked it , I then went on to GST and I guess because I was in VT mode I found it hard to get to grips with it , although as I played a little more it grew on me , one major difference I noticed was that timing was paramount in GST whilst VT heavily compensated .

anyhow I'm going to give gst more of a play tonight , then make my choice

just the thing though Watch a bit of Wimbledon
then play out your tennis fantasy on the WIi

looks like you didn't edit this review? atleast the score isn't available now

The review has a few nips and tucks where comparisons to GST were made, but is otherwise broadly the same.

Was confused by the comments before I realised they're from the 19th, before the re-review of GST, I must admit.

EclipseDj, game, set, match! :)

i bought this and Grand Slam tennis. GST is way better. VT 09 is pretty dull in comparison, and i felt that the control you have over the ball was really limited compared to GST

is online good portion of virtual tennis 2009